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CP502
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Flow of Viscous Fluids
and Boundary Layer Flow
[ 10 Lectures + 3 Tutorials ]
Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) project
Midsemester (open book) examination
What do we mean by ‘Fluid’?
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Physically: liquids or gases
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Mathematically:
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A vector field u (represents the fluid velocity)
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A scalar field p (represents the fluid pressure)
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fluid density (d) and fluid viscosity (v)
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Recalling vector operations
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Del Operator:
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Laplacian Operator:
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Gradient:
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Vector Gradient:
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Divergence:
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Directional
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Derivative:
Continuity equation
for incompressible
(constant density) flow
- derived from conservation of mass
where u is the velocity vector
u, v, w are velocities in x, y, and z directions
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Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
kinematic
viscosity
(constant)
ρ
density
(constant)
pressure
external force
(such as
gravity)
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Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
υ
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ρ
ρ
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
Acceleration term:
change of velocity
with time
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18 Aug 2010
ρ
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
Advection term:
force exerted on a
particle of fluid by the
other particles of fluid
surrounding it
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18 Aug 2010
ρ
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
ρ
viscosity (constant) controlled
velocity diffusion term:
(this term describes how fluid motion is
damped)
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Highly viscous fluids stick together (honey)
 Low-viscosity fluids flow freely (air)
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
ρ
Pressure term:
Fluid flows in the
direction of
largest change
in pressure
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18 Aug 2010
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
ρ
Body force term:
external forces that
act on the fluid
(such as gravity,
electromagnetic,
etc.)
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18 Aug 2010
Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible
flow of Newtonian (constant viscosity) fluid
- derived from conservation of momentum
υ
ρ
change
body
in
= advection + diffusion + pressure + force
velocity
with time
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18 Aug 2010
Continuity and Navier-Stokes equations
for incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid
υ
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ρ
Continuity and Navier-Stokes equations
for incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid
in Cartesian coordinates
Continuity:
Navier-Stokes:
x - component:
y - component:
z - component:
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Steady, incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid in an
infinite channel with stationery plates
- fully developed plane Poiseuille flow
Fixed plate
Fluid flow direction
y
x
h
Fixed plate
Steady, incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid in an
infinite channel with one plate moving at uniform velocity
- fully developed plane Couette flow
Moving plate
Fluid flow direction
y
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x
Fixed plate
h
Continuity and Navier-Stokes equations
for incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid
in cylindrical coordinates
Continuity:
Navier-Stokes:
Radial component:
Tangential component:
Axial component:
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Steady, incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid in a pipe
- fully developed pipe Poisuille flow
φ
Fixed pipe
r
z
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Fluid flow direction
2a
2a
Steady, incompressible flow of Newtonian fluid between
a stationary outer cylinder and a rotating inner cylinder
- fully developed pipe Couette flow
a
r
b
aΩ
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18 Aug 2010